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Port Protection, Alaska Weather

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Protection weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Port Protection, AK
Thursday, June 4 at 5:28 PM
51
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
47°
Humidity
89%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
4:10 AM
Sunset
9:34 PM
Port Protection, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Protection, AK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 45 to 52 degrees Fahrenheit with a 100% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 45°H 52°
Port Protection, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    100%
    0.23″
    56°47°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    100%
    0.17″
    48°45°-8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.03″
    52°46°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    97%
    0.13″
    52°46°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    0.01″
    59°47°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    64°47°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    60°48°-4°
Port Protection, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
101° · backing 128°
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 27 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 143SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 128° from the e.
Port Protection, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.0989.4989.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Port Protection, AK
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 31. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
2.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Port Protection, AK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
20.0mi
UNLIMITED
124 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:28 UTC ·Port Protection, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:28 UTC ·Port Protection, AK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Port Protection, AK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Protection, AK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Protection, AK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
4:10 AM
Daylight
17h 24m
Sunset
9:34 PM
Civil dusk
6:36 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Port Protection, AK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
8:44 AM
Moonset
3:51 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Port Protection, AK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Mosquitoes rise from snowmelt

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Protection at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Port Protection

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.